Fire Chief Murray Gordon drank a glass of cabernet at a restaurant before the New Year’s Eve fire along W. Casino Road, but he was not intoxicated, according to an outside investigation paid for by the city. The longtime chief, 61, admitted that his actions that night may have shown “poor judgment” and “may not have been prudent,” according to the report.
- PUB DATE: 2/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Net

Portland (CT) Volunteer Fire Department, rescue-pumper. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSC20C 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank.

A hazardous materials crew from Snohomish County Fire District 1 was dispatched to Swedish Edmonds hospital Monday afternoon after a nurse discovered a suspicious white powder in a bathroom. The call generated a large response of emergency vehicles to the hospital, but the powder was determined not to pose a threat and was disposed of through the hospital’s existing chemical disposal system, said Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 8:49:52 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

A hazardous materials crew from Snohomish County Fire District 1 was dispatched to Swedish Edmonds hospital Monday afternoon after a nurse discovered a suspicious white powder in a bathroom. The call generated a large response of emergency vehicles to the hospital, but the powder was determined not to pose a threat and was disposed of through the hospital’s existing chemical disposal system, said Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 8:49:52 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

With 30 drownings in four years in the Tri-Cities area, a brand new water rescue program out of the Pasco Fire Department aims to drastically reduce that number. The new program will utilize on-duty firefighters in an effort to address the needs of our community. "We have 13 miles of river shore within the City of Pasco about 3.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2016 5:27:38 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19